Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-10
THE DATES OF FAIRS.
Important Meeting Upon the Subject
and the Conclusions Reached.

Important Meeting Upon the Subject
ana the Conclusions Reached
Messrs. Albert Gallatin, Newton Booth,
w. P. Coleman and S. P. Smith. compos-
ing the citizens committee from Sacra.
mento, returned last night from San Fran
cisco. where they have been in consultation
with the Directors of the Mechanics Insti
tute, for the purpose of arranging amicably
the dates of the State and Mechanics Fairs.
The committe met the Directors of the
State Fair upon their return, and reported
that upon consultation with the Mechanics
people, they found the only arrangement
that could be arrived at was a change of
dates of both, which would compel the
State Fair to hold their exhibition from
August 10Th to September 10th, and the
Mechanics to defer their opening to Sep
TENDER 8th.RaN lille this would cover the
last three days of the State Fair, rule
could be adopted that would permit of the
acceptance of exhibits by the Mechanics
Institute on the Monday following the
close of the State Fair. The committee
further reported that the Mechanics Insti-
tute evinced q feeling of harmony. and
promised that if the proposed change could
not be agreed to by the State Fair Directory,
they would suggest the Appointment of a
committee from each Society, to meet after
the fairs, and arrange future dates SO as
there will be no conflict.
They further say that the resolution
adopted March 16, 1886, by the committee
of conference, was never adopted BY their
Board of Directors, but acknowledged
their dereliction in not so notifying the
State Board. They are, however, willing
that 6ygones should be bygones - and
the committee were impressed with the
spirit of Cancellation shown, and would
recommend that, if not advisable to make
the proposed change, the State Board
should meet them in similar spirit and
arrange future dates, avoiding conflict.
The members of the State Board received
the report, and thanked the gentlemen who
have taken such interest in the adjudica-
ton of the difficulties brought about by
the clashing of dates, and said that they
have always been too willing to make
sacrifices to arrive at solution
that would be acceptable to
all, but that owing to the fact that the State
laws governing the various District Fairs
prevents them holding their exhibitions
upon the same date as the State Fair, and
the State Agricultural Society having set
their dates, the various district societies
Immediately fixed theirs, some to precede
and others to follow the State Fair
Any alteration cf the dates of the State
Fair would disarrange all District Fair
dates, and entail much confusion and addi-
tional expense.
Under this view of the case, the State
Board feel that to make the change sug-
gested would be an arbitrary assumption of
authority, and in bad faith with the dis
trict societies, which are purely agricult-
ural. and closely identified with the inter
ests Of the State Society. Consequently, the
Board consider it unwise to change the
dates OF the State Fair, and decided to hold
it upon the dates fixed heretofore-Septem-
Der 18th to 18th.